Mailbag #9: Best Two-Card Combos, Travel Hacks, Finance Apps, Health Hacks and More

Published: June 14, 2023, 9 a.m.

b"#120: Host Chris Hutchins shares a ton of amazing hacks, questions and wins from listeners. He covers a range of topics including the best two credit card combos, United Airlines\\u2019s recent points devaluation, ways to maximize travel points and monitor hotel price drops. Chris also draws from his personal experiences to share travel hacks learned from recent trips to New York and Cabo, along with other valuable hacks related to health, personal finance, cell phones, and more.\\nLink to Full Show Notes: https://allthehacks.com/mailbag-9\\n\\nPartner Deals\\xa0\\nEight Sleep: $150 off the Eight Sleep Pod to cool, heat, track, & sleep better\\nVuori: 20% off the most comfortable performance apparel I've ever worn\\nDaffy: Free $25 to give to the charity of your choice\\nDeleteMe: 20% off removing your personal info from the web\\nShopify: Sign up for a $1/month trial period\\nFor all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to:\\xa0allthehacks.com/deals\\n\\nResources Mentioned\\nAll the Hacks Membership\\nATH Episodes:\\n\\n#91: Die With Zero: Net Fulfillment Over Net Worth With Bill Perkins\\n\\n\\n#113: Unlocking the Power of Plastic: Maximizing Your Hidden Credit Card Benefits\\n\\n\\n#117: Navigating a High Rate Market: Buying a Home, Preparing for a Recession and Where to Put Cash With Ben Carlson\\n\\n\\nPoint.me (first month for $1 with code HACKS)\\nUnited MileagePlus Devaluation\\nAI Tools For Writing Letters To Airlines: Notion AI | ChatGPT\\nHow To Use Wyndham Points To Book a Vacasa\\nChris\\u2019s In-Laws\\u2019 Vacasa In Belize\\nAPEC Business Travel Card\\nChase Sapphire Preferred\\xae Card\\nAmerican Express\\xae Green Card\\nMarco\\u2019s Post on Amex No Lifetime Language Sign Ups:\\nAmerican Express\\xae Business Gold Card\\nThe Business Platinum Card\\xae from American Express\\nApps To Use Before Applying For Credit Cards With Low Credit:\\n\\nCredit Karma App\\n\\nCardMatch Tool\\n\\nAmerican Express 'Apply with confidence' tool\\n\\nGuide To CLEAR Discounts\\nHotel Price Drop Monitoring Tools:\\n\\n\\nAwayz (50% Off With A Free 3 Day Trial for All The Hacks Listeners here)\\n\\nPruvo\\n\\nHotel Slash\\n\\nHealth Hacks:\\n\\nInsideTracker\\n\\nAll Of Us - NIH\\n\\nPATHFINDER 2 Study\\n\\nGRAIL - Galleri Test\\n\\nWealthfront products:\\n\\n\\nCash Account\\n\\n\\n\\nAutomated Bond Portfolio ($5,000 managed free with my referral link)\\n\\nApps To Track Personal Spending & Budgeting: Rocket Money | Copilot Money | Tiller\\nApps To Track Net-worth, Budgeting & Forecasting: Wealthfront App | Kubera\\nSecond Hand Phones: Swappa\\nNumber Porting: NumberBarn | Google Voice\\n\\xa0\\nFull Show Notes\\n(02:30) Listener Wins\\n(04:56) United Airlines Devaluation\\n(07:36) Lessons from Chris's New York Trip\\n(10:06) Tips for Booking and Cancelling Flights from Chris's Cabo Trip\\n(12:16) Booking Vacasa's Through Wyndham Rewards\\n(12:49) Skipping the Line with the APEC Business Travel Card\\n(17:27) Chase Sapphire Preferred\\xae Card 60K Bonus Bump Up to 80K\\n(18:23) American Express\\xae Green Card\\n(21:19) Best Two-Card Combos\\n(26:55) Limits on Capital One Cards\\n(27:52) Citi's Language on Legal Action for Bonus Churning\\n(29:31) American Express NLL Links\\n(30:57) Credit Card Approvals with Low Credit\\n(34:43) The Apple Credit Card\\n(35:56) Best Uses of Travel Credits\\n(37:59) Airport Spa Benefits\\n(38:33) Credits and Deals for CLEAR\\n(39:34) Hotel Upgrade Tips\\n(41:49) Travel Hacks from Canada\\n(42:23) Resort Fees & Taxes When Redeeming Points for a Hotel\\n(44:23) Hotel Price Drop Monitoring Tools\\n(47:55) Full Refund for Broken Stroller on a Flight\\n(48:43) International Rental Car Coverage\\n(50:54) Health Hacks\\n(53:36) Clipping Deals with Grocery Store Apps\\n(54:21) Wealthfront Cash & Automated Bond Portfolio\\n(55:43) Apps to Track Personal Spending & Budgeting\\n(57:24) Buying Second-Hand Phones & Number Porting"